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Thursday, September 02, 2010

Thirsty Thursday Cocktail-Razzmopolitan

In my quest for the perfect drink for Thirsty Thursday, I sometimes have in my mind a definite drink I want to feature, then I buy the specific liquors or liqueurs and mixers, hopefully using something that I have on hand. But sometimes, serendipity takes over. While thumbing through one of my many cocktail books, I spied a cocktail called a "Razzmopolitan", a speciality at the Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. Two things hit me-my Yorkie, Raz is named Razzle Dazzle and I'll be visiting Dublin in October. My choice was made.

"Ice", the bar at the Four Seasons, (an appropriate name for a bar) stocks an excellent selection of vodkas, including some delightful homemade infusions and has around a hundred or more recipes for cocktails, but it is the vodka concoctions that get the most praise. The Razzmopolitan's lovely red color comes from a raspberry flavored vodka and cranberry juice. Cointreau, the most elegant of orange liqueurs adds a unique orange flavor along with a dash of freshly squeezed lime juice. Fresh raspberries are the perfect garnish.